DDQ as an electrocatalyst for amine dehydrogenation, a model system for virtual hydrogen storage

Authors: 
Oana R. Luca, Ting Wang, Steven J. Konezny, Victor S. Batista, and Robert H. Crabtree
Name of the Journal: 
New J. Chem.
Year of Publication: 
2011
Date of Publication: 
April 7, 2011
Volume: 
35
Issue: 
5
Pages: 
998-999
Publisher: 
The Royal Society of Chemistry
Abstract: 

2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) is an electrochemical oxidation catalyst for a secondary amine, a model system for virtual hydrogen storage by removal of a hydrogen equivalent from an amine; a computational study provides mechanistic information.